hey everyone,
I recently got back from Maldives where I spent 9 days. and I was able to swim, I just wore a tight underarmor compression shirt under a hawaiin shirt and a light UV jacket to hide the boobs and protect my skin from the sun.. nobody suspected anything.
I thought that maybe I could never go to the beach anymore because of gyno. But I was wrong, I just can't take my shirt off. Its easy to say I swim with a shirt to avoid burning and needing to put sunscreen on so much area. So I am really grateful and happy now;
View attachment 118681
But while I was there, I didn't take my usual crazy regimen. I only brought estradiol and oral minoxidil and took the minoxidil every other day.. I honestly don't think any testosterone returned. My nuts are shut down hard after nearly 2 years on HRT, I don't feel different on just E without AA. Hair continued to improve.
But just in case I am returning back to the crazy regimen now that I'm home..
Also, I remember there was some discussion and disagreement earlier about whether or not estrogen makes skin darker or lighter. I don't know if it is the cause but I got a bunch of freckles that weren't there before. During the very beginning of the trip I actually had put on lots of sunscreen and went snorkelling for 2 hours and my face did not get burned at all but still I came back with new freckles!! which is weird cause anytime I ever got freckles in the past was after a burn.. I don't kkow if its the hormones, but maybe estrogen makes more freckles or darkness IF exposed to UV light but makes people lighter if not exposed enough. explaining the mtf before and after pics looking lighter yet that one study saying it makes more melanin..